What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
An airman performed a preflight inspection on a Cessna 172 in a hangar to avoid exposure to outside cold temperatures. The airman pulled the aircraft out of the hangar with a towbar and returned to the hangar to close the door.
After startup, the airman began taxiing the aircraft and made a turn at which time the aircraft's propeller struck the towbar, propelling the debris towards the aircraft resulting in external damage to the aircraft's skin and propeller.
On may 2, 2025, a request was submitted to the local FSDO for issuance of a special flight permit at which time the incident became known.
Post-incident investigation substantiated damage to the propeller and underside of left wing.
As the FAA filed it
AN AIRMAN PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION ON A CESSNA 172 IN A HANGAR TO AVOID EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE COLD TEMPERATURES. THE AIRMAN PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGAR WITH A TOWBAR AND RETURNED TO THE HANGAR TO CLOSE THE DOOR.
AFTER STARTUP, THE AIRMAN BEGAN TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE A TURN AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER STRUCK THE TOWBAR, PROPELLING THE DEBRIS TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S SKIN AND PROPELLER.
ON MAY 2, 2025, A REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED TO THE LOCAL FSDO FOR ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT AT WHICH TIME THE INCIDENT BECAME KNOWN.
POST-INCIDENT INVESTIGATION SUBSTANTIATED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND UNDERSIDE OF LEFT WING.